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Jay Hinton Glen Rose Reporter GLEN ROSE — Since practices began in early August, the Glen Rose girls cross country team has been anxiously awaiting the Aug. 31 season opener at Keene.

GLEN ROSE — While the Glen Rose Tigers have one of their most experienced offensive line in years, the same cannot be said for the defensive line. The Tiger defense lost two of their three starters up front, and the lone returner is just a sophomore.

Cally Schlabs, seen here delivering a forehand shot in the Glen Rose Team Tennis season-opener Aug. 18 against Granbury at the Tiger Tennis Courts, and the Tigers were back in action Thursday at Ferris (results weren’t available at press time) with the idea of rebounding from a lopsided loss to the Pirates. Glen Rose will be back at home Sept. 1 when it plays host to Stephenville at 4 p.m. at the Tiger Tennis Courts.

HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander was totally fine leaving with a no-hitter intact after six innings against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. “I like to go deep in games in the regular season, but I’d rather do it in the postseason or at least be fresh and strong for that,” the Houston ace said.

HOUSTON (AP) — When Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez stepped up to the plate in the first inning Tuesday night, he had three extra special guests cheering for him. Fresh after arriving from Cuba, his father, Agustín Eduardo Álvarez Salazar, tearyeyed mother Mailyn Cadogan Reyes and brother Yonder Alvarez Cadogan each proudly wore a No 44 Alvarez jersey as they gazed wide-eyed at the field, watching the Houston star play professionally for the first time.

GLEN ROSE — It will only be a matter of time before the Glen Rose boys and girls golf teams start to see the fruits of their labors. “We lost our best player on the boys and girls side from last year, but one of our goals is to beat our team scores on both the boys and girls,” Glen Rose golf coach Owen Clifton said.

GLEN ROSE — There is only some much a team can do in fall camp before testing it out in a real game, and the Glen Rose Tigers will see how they stack up right out of the gate when they host Class 3A No. 6 Grandview at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tiger Stadium.

GLEN ROSE — To characterize the first two weeks of the Glen Rose Lady Tigers’ volleyball season as a roller coaster ride may be a fair assessment. In their first 18 matches of the season, the Lady Tigers (11-7), sport a six-match losing streak followed by a six-match losing streak.

GLEN ROSE — The Glen Rose tennis team will open the 2022 fall season with neighboring Granbury High School on Friday at 4 p.m. at the Tiger Tennis Courts.

Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams isn’t a typical transfer. Rather than adapting to a new coach and an entirely new system, Williams followed Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma to USC.